Fore / Jack Plane (NC-710)
Dateca. 1739-1763
Maker
John Nicholson
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLenght: 1 3/4" Height: 2 1/8" Thickness: 12 1/4"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-422
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a flat sole and top discharge. The tote is offset to the right and sits in a mortise behind the throat secured with a nail. The top and side edges have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with small steps followed by gouge cuts. Fitted with a sharped iron that has convex edge and a working life replaced wedge. A working life iron strike button is set into the forestock.Mark(s)I*NICHOLSON / IN / CUMBERLAND
